1904

THIS IS A NECESSARY CHANGE OF DATE

Annual Dinner of the First Five Classes of the Century—Schraffts, West St., Boston, Friday, May 21-MARK THE DATE MAY 21 in your date book, and write your friends in 'o1-'o2-'o3-'o5 to join you in this rejuvenating process. It is the hope of the interested secretaries that this early notice may suggest a surprise move by some of the long distancelong time no see—members of the five classes. You can't lose—friends from five classes all gathered under one roof for your big evening of the vear.

Writing from the Chatham Hotel, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 8.W.1., Hayward says:

"Have been around the Caribbean Sea for six weeks and after a cruise on an Alcoa Ship, am here in Jamaica for a short stay. I know I have been lucky to be in a warm climate when New England has been so cold and disagreeable. After a stay in Florida until April, expect to get back to the frozen North."

More dividends for the party at Schraffts when the men from the "Frozen North" hear about six winter weeks around the Caribbean Sea.Was it during the fishing season?—for what?-Bait?—Costume?—Guides necessary?

Here's both news and mature philosophy from Peacham, in a letter to Robbie, February 11:

"Flew to Spokane last summer to visit my older brother and sister and spent a part of two days with "Mo" Lockwood. He has not been east more than three times since he moved out there. Tried to get him to promise to meet me here and attend next reunion. He has a nice place at Opportunity which is about ten miles up the Valley from the center of Spokane. He is out of politics now. Was County Commissioner for two terms. A Republican, of course, sad but true. Drove out to see Earl Herman to help celebrate his birthday last July. Just received a letter from them saying they are now in their new house which is very close to the Herman ancestral estate which they have recently sold. They are very anxious for me to see their new place. Earl is still very loyal to Dartmouth, but can recognize only a few in the Class picture. I see that 1947 was a bad year for 1904. We lost six good men. The fact that Kneeland, Blair, and Parker succumbed to the same ailment I have was a bit disconcerting at first but can see now that I am going to beat this rap by taking a bit of time out arid then realizing that I am now sixty-five, not thirty, and that _ I must act my age as well as look it. Am looking forward to our next Reunion, now only sixteen months away. Have the picture taken last time in front of me now. Am up and about every day but have to take two hours' rest after each meal. Will be out in my car as soon as the weather breaks. Cannot take the cold yet and we have been having a lot of it, but not colder than five below, and not over seven inches of snow all winter. Will have to drop Squid a note of thanks for all the letters I have received. Thanks again for yours and I'll be looking for you in Hanover in '49."

The final page of the Rollins' Florida trip is in—they spent several weeks at Palm Beach and Sarasota, where their sights were raised so high they could only see a Circus Clown reclining on a high ladder reading from a copy of Bill Board to an interested giraffe. Perhaps the item was that Sid and Louise were homeward bound to welcome their twelfth grandchild.

A scrap of unsupported news indicated that "Jig" has been somewhat under the weather but is recovering and doubtless by the time this is in your hands he will be again piling up plane mileage experience for which he has many medals as one of the "flyingest men in the whole country."

Edge was home—with crutches—about a month after his hospitalization, January 12, and is scheduled to play in the annual New Hampshire Bridge Association tournament to be played at The Carpenter, Manchester, March 19 and 20.

Replying with the notice of the February. 4 Boston gathering at hand, Bill Slayton said;

"I am sorry to miss it but think it will be wise to use my gas to get to Hanover this summer when the weather is more balmy. I still luxuriate in retirement, enjoying it as much as the woodchuck enjoys hibernation: Seasonable note, eh? My advice to you fellows is to try it pretty soon. I am not even disturbed if creative imagination is not as keen as of yore. I have a lot of confidence in the on-coming generation to supply that in sufficient quantity and of a quality better adapted to this age. Be it inertia, senility, or just cussed laziness,—for me it is the simple life for those years the good God permits me to enjoy."

Puddie Cobb brings us up to date with two brief notes:

"Hope all goes well with you and yours. Everything goes well with us; and I hope to have another marriage or two of our children to announce soon. Personally I am feeling fine as silk, and enjoying the many things I do. For your- records a new grandson came April 25, 1947, Donald George Cobb, then age 0, at Hicksville, N. Y., son of Alfred and Marie Cobb. David, our youngest son, is going to Pratts, Brooklyn, to prepare for Mechanical Engineering. He got the only entrance scholarship given in that department; Percival B. S. Cobhas entered Farmingdale Agric. and Technical In- stitute to study Animal Husbandry."

Then in a later letter:

"Percival B. S. Cobb was married to Agnes Christine Millard of Merrick, New York, December 27, 1947, in the Wantagh Memorial Congregational Church at Wantagh, New York."

A new member was pushed into the Grandfathers' Club February first when Frank andLucille Charron Record announced the arrival of a daughter in the Charron-Record household. "Gramp's" opinion filed March 10 indicates keen understanding of the situation:

"The new job in prospect is, of course, babysitting. The grand-daughter is still too young to recognize who or what watches over her. Food is her chief interest. She looks a little more human each week and will, before long I suppose, make the four adults in her household even more subservient to her whims than they are at present. I anticipatea lot of fun spoiling her. Haven't been to Boston for months. I do plan to go in for lunch with Robbie some day when the weather is better. If the snow is gone by the time of the May Five-Year-Party, I plan to attend. The old ticker is behaving very well these days. Perhaps it is partly due to the fact that I've learned how to put a brake on my activities."

Jackson, New Hampshire, is surging forward because of the natural advantages provided by available privately owned property for ski development. Tinker Gale as Selectman and Moderator has been having a busy winter till the annual March meeting crystallized many of the problems for the coming year. More about this active North Country booster soon.

Secretary, Canaan Street Lodge, Canaan, N. H. Treasurer, Morristown, N. J. Class Agent, 9 Foxcroft Rd., Winchester, Mass.

1901 - 1902 - 1903 - 1904 - 1905 Next ANNUAL DINNER At SCHRAFFT'S, 19 West St. Boston Friday, May 21, 1948 6:30 P.M. NOTE: Date has been changed.